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gale
- Definição1
- Persistent strong winds with a mean speed exceeding 30 knots or gusts of 43 to 51 knots. Its value is 8 on Beufort's scale. Gales are normally associated with strong pressure gradients, depressions, and storms.
- Fonte1
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
- Fonte2
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Manual on collaborative air traffic flow management. 2nd ed. Montreal, 2014. (DOC 9971 AN/485).
- Contexto
- If necessary, there are opportunities of ad hoc CDM conferences throughout the operational day in case of pronounced or unexpected decrease in ATC capacity affected by significant weather conditions, such as severe thunderstorm, gale force winds, typhoon and heavy snow.
- Subárea
- Meteorology
- Related Term
- gust
- Français
- coup de vent